A Saban Center at the Brookings Institution Book Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface : Why should you read this book? -- Introduction : understanding the Arab Awakening / Kenneth M. Pollack -- The dynamics of the Arab spring. Arab public opinion : what do they want? / Shibley Telhami -- Democratization 101 : historical lessons for the Arab Spring / Stephen R. Grand -- Islamists and the Brotherhood : political Islam and the Arab Spring / Shadi Hamid -- The impact of new media : the revolution will be tweeted / Michael S. Doran -- The impact on the peace process : peacemaker or peacebreaker? / Khaled Elgindy and Salman Shaikh -- The Arab militaries : the double-edged swords / Kenneth M. Pollack -- The economic dimension : the price of freedom / Suzanne Maloney -- Terrorism : Al-Qaeda and the Arab Spring / Daniel L. Byman -- Countries in transition. Democratizers? The pursuit of pluralism / Kenneth M. Pollack -- Iraq : the roller coaster of democracy / Kenneth M. Pollack -- Egypt : the prize / Shadi Hamid -- Tunisia : birthplace of the revolution / Shadi Hamid -- Libya : from revolt to state-building / Akram Al-Turk -- The Palestinians : between national liberation and political legitimacy / Khaled Elgindy -- The imperative of reform. Reform : convincing reluctant regimes to change / Kenneth M. Pollack -- Making reform credible : the critical piece of the puzzle / Stephen R. Grand, Shadi Hamid, Kenneth M. Pollack, and Sarah E. Yerkes -- Saudi Arabia : the elephant in the living room / Bruce O. Riedel -- Jordan : an imperfect state / Salman Shaikh -- Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE : the nervous bystanders / Suzanne Maloney -- Bahrain : island of troubles / Michael S. Doran and Salman Shaikh -- Morocco : the model for reform? / Sarah E. Yerkes -- Algeria : whistling past the graveyard / Bruce O. Riedel -- States in crisis. States in civil war : challenges for the United States / Daniel L. Byman -- Yemen : the search for stability and development / Ibrahim Sharqieh -- Syria : the ghosts of Hama / Michael S. Doran and Salman Shaikh -- Other regional actors. Regional actors : the changing balance of power in the Middle East / Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack -- Israel : a frosty response to the Arab Spring / Daniel L. Byman -- Iran : the bogeyman / Suzanne Maloney -- Turkey : an interested party / Omer Taspinar -- The external powers. External powers : riding the tsunami / Kenneth M. Pollack -- Europe : muddling through / Ruth Hanau Santini -- Russia : Moscow does not believe in change / Pavel K. Baev -- China : unease from afar / Jonathan D. Pollack -- The international order and the emerging powers : implications of the Arab Awakening / Bruce Jones -- The United States : a new American grand strategy for the Middle East / Kenneth M. Pollack -- Appendix : Political, social, and economic indicators of the Middle East.
Summary:
"Analyzes key aspects of the 2011 Mideast turmoil, such as Arab public opinion; socioeconomic and demographic conditions; the role of social media; influence of Islamists; the impact of political changes on the Arab-Israeli peace process; and ramifications for the United States and the rest of the world. Also provides country-by-country analysis of Middle East political evolution"--Provided by publisher.
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